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Offline CJA321

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Matt Black bonnet??
« on: 12 February 2012, 12:48 »
My bonnets needing a re-Spray... Funds are very limited and have been quoted £300 to paint it and to dust in the front wings...
I simply cant afford that price at the moment.... So was thinking of doing my own bonnet... But i know how hard it is to paint bonnets and get them to look reasonably good.

Soooo... Was thinking of going down the route of Matt black. As im confidant enough to do that myself. But very unsure on how it will look....

Whats everyones opinion on it? Also anyone got pics of bonnets painted Matt black/Black on their Mk3's? cheers  :smiley:
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Re: Matt Black bonnet??
« Reply #1 on: 12 February 2012, 12:52 »
Mine needs a respray too, as well as the grill and lights. I was thinking of doing my bonnet matte black too, or maybe satin black, not sure. Info would also help me out  :smiley:
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Offline murraymint

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Re: Matt Black bonnet??
« Reply #2 on: 12 February 2012, 13:14 »
Rattle can of mat black will be easiest, just try and get an even coat and it should look quite good
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Re: Matt Black bonnet??
« Reply #3 on: 12 February 2012, 13:16 »
Unless is going rusty id wait until you can get a proper job done. If you do it Matt black then unless you remove all the Matt black it will be more difficult to colour match at a later date. The top colour is influenced by the colour underneath.
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Re: Matt Black bonnet??
« Reply #4 on: 12 February 2012, 13:18 »
Rusty and stonechipped to feck...

Been told to re-spray it its gonna need to go back to bare metal anyway  :smiley:
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Re: Matt Black bonnet??
« Reply #5 on: 12 February 2012, 13:18 »
It wouldn't take long to DA the mat black paint off when they come round to paint it properly
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Re: Matt Black bonnet??
« Reply #6 on: 12 February 2012, 13:36 »
Matt black will look sh!t! And I will guaranty you will see the lines from spraying with rattle cans.


Mk3 bonnets are cheap! Just buy one from eBay or something that is same colour.


If I saw it with a matt black bonnet I would think, what a tool! He's ruined the look of the mk3 and it now looks like a chav car.
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Re: Matt Black bonnet??
« Reply #7 on: 12 February 2012, 13:39 »
Quote from: tweed on 12 February 2012, 13:36
Matt black will look sh!t! And I will guaranty you will see the lines from spraying with rattle cans.


Mk3 bonnets are cheap! Just buy one from eBay or something that is same colour.


If I saw it with a matt black bonnet I would think, what a tool! He's ruined the look of the mk3 and it now looks like a chav car.

Thing is, an ebay bonnet will most likely be just as chipped/scratched, so no point!  :sad:
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Re: Matt Black bonnet??
« Reply #8 on: 12 February 2012, 13:47 »
Quote from: Khare on 12 February 2012, 13:39
Quote from: tweed on 12 February 2012, 13:36
Matt black will look sh!t! And I will guaranty you will see the lines from spraying with rattle cans.


Mk3 bonnets are cheap! Just buy one from eBay or something that is same colour.


If I saw it with a matt black bonnet I would think, what a tool! He's ruined the look of the mk3 and it now looks like a chav car.

Thing is, an ebay bonnet will most likely be just as chipped/scratched, so no point!  :sad:

As Khare said, most bonnets are just as bad second hand... And cant seem to even find one in my colour anyway  :laugh:
Scrappy/ebay bonnets will require same amount of painting as the one is have as well....

I was worried it could possibly look chavy though... And for streaks, i wouldnt rattle can it. Have a compressor and a small touch up gun at work  :smiley:

Anyone got any pics of one done?
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Re: Matt Black bonnet??
« Reply #9 on: 12 February 2012, 13:53 »
Matt or Satin chips and scratches real easy, shows up like a sore thumb too
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